Skimmer

Principal/Lead Software Engineer- Embedded Fintech

Austin · Principal

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago

C#RESTOAuthCustomer SuccessEmbedded SystemsLeadership

About the role

Skimmer is looking for a player/coach technical leader to guide our Embedded Software Development team.

Lead and mentor a small team of development engineers while contributing technically as a player/coach.
Serve as the internal technical expert on Skimmer's partner integration architecture, including embedded financial products and third-party offerings.
Drive evaluation, integration, and ongoing support for embedded products to ensure reliability, data accuracy, and a seamless customer experience.
Build and maintain secure APIs, webhooks, middleware, and integration patterns for partner functionality.
Partner on vendor selection and technical due diligence for prospective integration partners.
Own security, compliance, and data privacy considerations across partner integrations.
Lead the build-out of the first embedded financial product integration with Product and the selected partner.
At Skimmer we are deeply committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace (it's in our values).

Tenured experience leading a development team in a technical leadership or player/coach role at a SaaS startup.
Deep knowledge of REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, retries, idempotency, monitoring, and failure handling.
Proficiency using AI tools, preferably Claude, to improve development productivity.
Strong development experience in C# and Microsoft SQL.
High EQ and a track record of leading cross-functional work successfully.
Strong hands-on experience building API-based, real-time integrations for SaaS products.
Strong business judgment and understanding of privacy, compliance, and partner risk.

Experience with embedded financial products or similar third-party offerings is a strong plus.

Competitive base pay + bonus potential
Generous medical, dental, and vision plans (we pay 100% of your premium and 50% of your dependents')
Fantastic culture with a very strong eNPS- we work hard, celebrate wins, and learn as we go to always be improving to benefit our customers.
Flexible PTO (MINIMUM of 10 days required every year)
12 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parent, 6 weeks paid leave for supporting partner
Comprehensive learning and development budget

Skimmer http://getskimmer.com is on a mission: to modernize the pool and spa service and repair industry.
We're a private equity-backed company with 6000+ customers using Skimmer's pool service platform to transform their businesses.
But we're not stopping there (there are over 70,000 pool service companies in this surprisingly large "niche" space).
Our customers love us almost as much as we love them (check out our reviews https://www.capterra.com/p/177014/Skimmer/reviews/ and our NPS score of 68!)
We were recently honored to join the Inc.
5000 list of fastest-growing companies, the Deloitte Fast 500, were named one of Built In Austin's Best Startups, as well as Austin's Best Places for Working Parents.
We're looking for big thinkers with small egos, so let's dive in!
You'll lead a small team (3-5) while contributing code that expands our platform through partner integrations, including embedded financial products and other third-party offerings that make Skimmer more valuable for customers.

equal opportunity employer, seeking to identify and onboard people from all walks of life.

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